Statement by Senior Minister on Ong Teng Cheong

Ong Teng Cheong's greatest service to Singapore was as Secretary-General of the NTUC. At a critical time, he renewed the leadership and infused new energy into the organisation.

He also broadened the objectives of the trade union movement beyond industrial issues by adding a social dimension to NTUC activities, providing union members with a wide range of leisure and recreational facilities so that they did not lag behind the middle class Singaporeans who were upgrading their leisure pursuits.

He made a difference.

9 Feb 2002